If you’re looking for a more grown-up experience to ring in the new year, but still want to be near the family-friendly EVE celebration, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art is mixing local cocktails and art for its Hops & Spirits VIP Experience tonight.

Whether you’re seeing it because you want a good laugh this Christmas or because you want to support free expression, there are a handful of venues in Utah to catch the controversial film The Interview tomorrow.

In downtown Salt Lake City, Brewvies film consultant Norman Chesler said the movie house and bar jumped on the chance to bring the film to customers Christmas Day.

“We have customer’s we’ve dealt with for years and we want to make sure they’re happy with what we do,” Chesler says.

In this week between Christmas and New Year's Day, Dan Nailen says there's a great opportunity to get into some good shows that might otherwise be sold out. Dan Nailen reports on entertainment for KUER... and blogs at slcene.com

We're not sure about raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but we do know that musical theater is generally NOT on the list of Dan Nailen's favorite things Dan Nailen reports on entertainment for KUER... and blogs at slcene.com

No matter where you go in Salt Lake City this time of year, the holiday spirit is out to get you -- and Dan Nailen says there are good reasons to get swept up in it. Dan Nailen reports on entertainment for KUER and blogs at slcene.com

It's a little like biology -- bands break up and the parts reassemble into something new. That's how Dan Nailen sees the evolution of a local band performing in Salt Lake this weekend. Dan Nailen reports on entertainment for KUER and blogs at slcene.com

For a lot of performers who were once on the cutting edge, maintaining a career over the long term is tough. Dan Nailen talks with KUER's Dan Bammes about one band coming to Salt Lake this week that's fighting to stay relevant. Dan Nailen reports on entertainment for KUER . . . and blogs at slcene-dot-com.

If KUER's entertainment reporter Dan Nailen is good for anything, it's pointing out artists who've been underappreciated. This weekend, he's talking about a country artist who rarely makes headlines. Dan Nailen blogs at slcene-dot-com.

Salt Lake City hosts a lot of conventions -- some shut locals out of their meetings entirely, but there's one that's welcoming visitors to several of its events. It's the editorial cartoonists -- and Dan Nailen has been watching the scribblers.

It's looking like a wonderful weekend at the Utah Arts Festival, with Dan Nailen looking forward to some of the late evening performances. And if you want to get there in a good mood, he recommends taking TRAX and not trying to park downtown. Dan Nailen reports on entertainment for KUER... and blogs at slcene-dot-com

More often than not, Dan Nailen is talking about music when he looks at Salt Lake City's entertainment choices. Now and then, it's art or theater. But he can't pass up a chance to celebrate chicken wings. Dan Nailen reports on entertainment for KUER and blogs at .

Granite and Park City school districts expand their pre-k programs thanks to Goldman Sachs, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that a Utah company can’t patent genes, and Dan Nailen gives us a look ahead to Wing Fest.

Salt Lake City's Living Traditions Festival is this weekend and lots of other entertainment choices are available. But Dan Nailen's excited about a band that's making a stop in Salt Lake. He talks with KUER's Dan Bammes.